Officials: Andy Lopez marches have cost $225,000

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Sonoma County has paid about $225,000 in overtime for law enforcement officers monitoring protests over the killing of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by a sheriff's deputy.

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Monday that the majority of the expense — about $207,000 through Dec. 31 — was borne by the Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies in riot gear were deployed during protests that drew up to 1,500 people.

Santa Rosa police officers racked up about $18,000 in overtime through Dec. 10.